Robert D. Schaller, DO

Cardiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Cardiac Lead Extraction Program
  • Co-Director, EP Clinical Research Program
  • Director, Cardiac Device Program
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Nova Southeastern University
  • Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital
  • Fellowship: Lenox Hill Hospital
  • Fellowship: UMass Memorial Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

624 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
because the higher number you 5 i can say 5+
Anonymous
May 2026
great care and could help others the same way he helped me
Anonymous
May 2026
thorough
Anonymous
April 2026
i would wholeheartedly recommend dr. schaller.

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Schaller is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

O'Gara PT, Little SH, Badhwar V, Bhave NM, Guibone K, Kapadia SR, Kumbhani DJ, Lindenfeld J, Schaller RD. Operator and Institutional Recommendations and Requirements for Tricuspid Interventions: 2026 ACC/AHA/ASE/HRS/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document: A Joint Report of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the American Society of Echocardiography, the Heart Rhythm Society, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons , J Am Coll Cardiol, 87: 2026,3360-3378


Gad M, Schaller RD. Current of injury mapping and right atrial lead performance with selective use of stylet railing , Heart Rhythm: 2026


Yogasundaram H, Petzl AM, Chaumont C, Keane S, Oranefo J, Hanumanthu BK, Supple GE, Markman TM, Hyman M, Stuckey M, Shivamurthy P, Callans DJ, Dixit S, Schaller RD, Nazarian S, Lin D, Frankel DS, Guandalini G, Marchlinski FE, Enriquez A, Garcia FC. Intraseptal Mapping of Premature Ventricular Complexes Using Multipolar Catheters , JACC Clin Electrophysiol: 2026


Schaller RD, Foley P, Chandrasekaran B, Lyne J, Jastrzębski M, Vijayaraman P, Upadhyay GA, Gardas R, Richardson T, Kudlik D, Stadler RW, Zimmerman P, Burrell J, Waxman R, Cornelussen RN, Herweg B, Whinnett Z. Optimal pace timing for left bundle branch area pacing with or without an additional LV lead: results from the CSPOT study , Europace, 28: 2026,euag103


Katcher MS, Davis K, Badie N, McSpadden LC, Birgersdotter-Green U, Joza J, Schaller R, Mouchawar G. Improved implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock efficacy using programmable pulse width , Heart Rhythm: 2026


Schaller RD, Sanders P, Joza J, Zimetbaum P, Birgersdotter-Green U, Tung R, Singh B, Tam MTK, Thomaides A, Nair D, Leclercq C, Vijayaraman P, Hadadi CA, Wiley J, Ganz L, Feng L, Johnson G, Ryu K, Shaw R, Charan V, Lee K, Burri H; ASCEND CSP Investigators. Safety and performance of a novel ICD lead for left bundle branch area pacing: Results from the ASCEND CSP trial , Heart Rhythm: 2026


Cha YM, El-Chami MF, Liu CF, Andreychuk LJ, Beaver TM, Bergen KM, Berul CI, Birgersdotter-Green UM, Breitenstein A, Epstein LM, Gross JN, Jackson LR 2nd, Karim S, Krahn AD, Kusumoto F, Lever N, Linton-Frazier LN, Love CJ, Mah DY, Mason PK, Maynard MT, Maytin M, Montgomery JA, Ngai J, Parkash R, Patton KK, Pothineni NVK, Rojel-Martínez U Sr, Sohail MR; Document Reviewers. 2026 HRS/AHA/APHRS/EHRA/IDSA/LAHRS/PACES/STS expert consensus statement update on cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead management and extraction , Heart Rhythm: 2026


Nilsson KR Jr, Birgersdotter-Green U, Saleem-Talib S, Bettampadi D, Yang Z, Diaz JO, Gabriels JK, Schaller RD, Shukla HH, Kühne M, Biffi M, Hofer D, Paisey J, Nabutovsky Y, Garweg C. Leadless atrial versus transvenous pacing for sinus node dysfunction: 1-year outcomes from the leadless ARRIVE real-world study , Europace, 28: 2026,euag072


van Niekerk CJ, Cerantola M, Sugrue A, Mirwais M, Hyman MC, Frankel DS, Supple G, Marchlinski F, Schaller RD. Retained Wire Lead Extraction Techniques in Patients With Venous Occlusion , JACC Clin Electrophysiol: 2026


Schaller RD, Vijayaraman P. Conduction system pacing for the prevention and cure of pacing-induced cardiomyopathy: Bundled care , Heart Rhythm: 2026